Indonesia

Lion invests $12M in Indonesian stablecoin and digital financial infrastructure firm Nusantara Bumi Sangkara

Lion Group Holding Ltd., an operator of an all-in-one trading platform and digital asset treasury holder, has announced an investment of $12 million in PT Nusantara Bumi Sangkara, an Indonesia-based technology company focused on digital financial solutions, including the issuance of the Indonesian Rupiah-pegged stablecoin NIDR.

Bukalapak accelerates expansion across Mitra, retail, gaming, and investment segments

Amidst the increasingly intense dynamics of competition in the digital industry, Indonesia-based technology firm PT. Bukalapak.com Tbk (BUKA) has carried out a strategic transformation aimed at prioritizing sustainable growth and long-term value creation.

Indonesia’s digital competitiveness score rises to 42.2 in 2026 as Jakarta, West Java lead: East Ventures

Indonesia's digital competitiveness score rose to 42.2 in 2026, up from 38.8 in 2025, according to East Ventures's Digital Competitiveness Index 2026, marking a more than 50 percent increase in the average provincial score since 2020.

Google Cloud appoints Karim Siregar as Country Director for Indonesia

Google Cloud has on Tuesday named veteran tech executive Karim Siregar as Country Director for Indonesia.

Microsoft appoints Gunawan Susanto as Country General Manager for Indonesia

Microsoft has on Monday announced the appointment of Gunawan Susanto as Country General Manager for Microsoft Indonesia.

Malaysia’s Digital Penang, Indonesia’s KUMPUL renew partnership to strengthen cross-border startup ecosystem

Malaysia's digitalization agency Digital Penang and Indonesia's startup ecosystem KUMPUL have renewed their memorandum of understanding for 2026 to 2027, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening the startup, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystem across Malaysia and the region.

Indosat, Adobe, Indonesia’s Ministry of Creative Economy to jointly equip creators with AI tools

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Adobe, and Indonesia's Ministry of Creative Economy will jointly help Indonesians turn digital access and creativity into economic opportunity, combining Indosat's nationwide reach, Adobe's AI-powered creative tools, and the Ministry's creative economy ecosystem.

Danantara Indonesia issues $1.5B international bond

Indonesia's state-owned fund Danantara Indonesia has successfully issued $1.5 billion international bond.

Indonesia’s investment advisory startup Recompound sees opportunities from stock market rout [interview]

Recompound Co-Founder Toby Limanto expects the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index's (JCI) post-January 2026 slump to increase retail investor demand for the Indonesian investment advisory startup's structured portfolio advisory services.

Nokia, Indosat, NVIDIA to deploy AI-ready 5G network across Indonesia

Nokia and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison will jointly modernize Indosat's nationwide mobile network in Indonesia through the deployment of advanced 5G Radio Access Network technologies, with NVIDIA developing AI-integrated network capabilities.